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Committee hears bill to create streamlined court remedy for fraudulent deeds
Summary
Senate Bill 1734 would create an expedited, low-cost judicial process to declare fraudulent deeds void and provide affidavits and recording tools for property owners to clear title, testimony said. County clerks and the Land Title Association told the committee the measure responds to a recent rise in deed fraud.
Senator Kelly (Hughes), speaking for Senator West, presented Senate Bill 17 34 to the Committee on Jurisprudence as a targeted remedy for deed fraud. "Senate bill 17 34 creates a legal process allowing property owners to seek judicial determination that a fraudulent deed in their chain of title is void," Hughes said, describing the bill as a "streamlined ex parte approach" to clear title.
Leslie Johnson of the Texas Land Title Association told the committee the bill supplements Government Code…
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